> Why is Apple different, such that they cannot charge such a fee while others can? The difference is market power. Yes, literally if a company is big enough,

> Why is Apple different, such that they cannot charge such a fee while others can? The difference is market power. Yes, literally if a company is big enough, then they should be legally prevented from doing certain things that anti-competitively take advantage of it's market power. For video game consoles, I am less concerned about the platform taking a fee, because there are 3 major consoles, as well as an absolutely huge PC gaming market, and the PC gaming market is very open Where as for smartphones I am concerned, because it is a 2 company duopoly, and there is no major open competitor, with significant market share.